Nvidia and Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn are building what the companies said is Taiwan’s largest supercomputer. The system, to be housed at the Hon Hai Kaohsiung Super Computing Center, will be powered by Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture and feature the GB200 NVL72 platform, which includes 64 racks and 4,608 Tensor Core GPUs. The system is expected to exceed 90 exaflops of AI performance.
Construction has started on the system, the first phase is expected to be operational by mid-2025 with full deployment targeted for 2026.
The project will integrate with Nvidia technologies, such as Nvidia Omniverse nd Isaac robotics platforms for AI and digital twins technologies for manufacturing processes.
“Powered by Nvidia’s Blackwell platform, Foxconn’s new AI supercomputer is one of the most powerful in the world, representing a significant leap forward in AI
computing and efficiency,” said Foxconn Vice President and Spokesperson James Wu.
The GB200 NVL72 features 36 Nvidia Grace CPUs and 72 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs connected via Nvidia NVLink technology with 130TB/s of bandwidth. The NVLink Switch allows the 72-GPU system to function as a single, unified GPU for training large AI models and executing complex inference tasks in real time on trillion-parameter models, Nvidia said.
Taiwan-based Foxconn, officially known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., is one of theworld’s largest electronics manufacturer with nearly $200 billion in 2023 revenues.
Foxconn said it is one of the first companies to use Nvidia NIM microservices in the development of domain-specific large language models embedded into internal systems and processes in its AI factories for smart manufacturing, smart electric vehicles and smart cities.
Foxconn plans to use the supercomputer for cancer research, large language model development and smart city innovations. The company’s “three-platform strategy” focuses on smart manufacturing, smart cities and electric vehicles. The supercomputer will support Foxconn’s efforts in digital twins, robotic automation and smart urban infrastructure, bringing AI-assisted services to urban areas like Kaohsiung.
